Kingsman 2 Is Bringing Back This Key Character

Shortly after Kingsman: The Secret Service became a box office hit last February, there was already talk of a sequel, with writer-director Matthew Vaughn teasing that he was working on the script. The filmmaker also said he was contemplating on whether or not he should bring back Colin Firth's Harry Hart, who was killed towards the end of the first movie, although plans to bring him back for the sequel have since been discarded. Today, Deadline reports that a different seemingly-deceased character, Edward Holcroft's Charlie Hesketh, will be back for Kingsman 2.

In the original Kingsman: The Secret Service, Edward Holcroft's Charlie Hesketh was one of the Kingsman candidates who went through training with Eggsy and Roxy (Sophie Cookson). Both Eggsy and Charlie had a contentious relationship throughout the training program, and he was one of the final three candidates, alongside Eggsy and Roxy. Charlie was thought to have died after the nefarious Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson) activated his SIM card program, which caused those who had the chip implanted to have their heads literally explode.